Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-10-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.

fer to the widely circulated newspaper
report OF the snub administered by
Mrs. Cleveland to the ferocious For
aker, of Ohio, at her reception, or
rather the Presidents, of the several
Governors. That the first lady OF the
land did give the Ohio Governor
good snubbing there seems to be little
reason to doubt, and beyond question
he deserved such cool treatment for
his coarse insults hcaped upon the
President. And, besides, Mrs. Cleve-
land only followed her husbands ex-
ample, for President Cleveland him
self snubbed Foraker by emitting to
acknowledge that officials recent in
vitation to visit the Ohio capital dur
ing his projected western tour. And
this reminds me that the Hon. Thos.
E. Powell, the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio, met with kind
ly reception during his visit to the
capital this week, and gave IL most
encouraging report of the political
outlook in his State, from a Demo-
cratic standpoint.
One day this week the President
and Secretary Bayard were in a close
and lengthy consultation, and it is
surmised that some important matter
OF State-probably the disputed Cam
adian fisheries question-was under
consideration, or it may have been in
reference to the vacancy in the office
OF the First Assistant Secretary. But,
however it may be, it is believed the
consequence will be of great impor-
tance, as something of the kind is
generally the outcome of such meet
ing.
So far this month, the Government
receipts have exceeded the disburse-
ments more than fifteen and quarter
million dollars, but deduction must
be made on the bonds purchased,
which do not appear in the statement
until the end of the month.
The abstract of the report of the
Controller of the Currency on the
condition of three thousand national
banks of the country at the close of
business on August LIST last, makes an
excellent showing for the corporations,
and is satisfactory to the Government,
if there has been no misrepresentation
OF facts for fraudulent purposes.
1 hear that the Republican Senate
will oppose the confirmation of several
OF the Presidents recess appointments,
notably those Of United States Judge
Allen for the Southern District of
Illinois, and Montgomery, of Michigan,
for the Supreme Judge of the District
OF Columbia. The chief objection
against the latter is certain damaging
allegations concerning his course as
Commissioner of Patents-to say
nothing of some obstacles of moro
personal nature. Some old war
charges-which are probably ground
less-have been racked up against
Judge Allen, which when sifted, will,
I think, hardly be worthy of serious
consideration.
Senator Voorhees, expresses himself
very emphatically concerning the seat
ing of his colleague, Senator-elect Tur-
pie, whom the Republicans have threat
ened not to admit as a Senator, OH ac-
count of the alleged irregularities of
his election. The Tall Sycamore has
a very simple plan to thwart any
such scheme upon the part of the Re-
publicans. He says that if they re-
fuse to seat Turpie, that he, Voorhees,,
will object to the seating of every Re-
publican Senator-elect, and there are
several of them.
The Republicans of the House will
make big fight to unseat Elliott, of
S. c., and thus retain the services of
Smalls, the last colored member of
that body. If the former is not un-
seated, then for the first time since
the reconstruction period Our Broth
er in Black" will disappear from the
popular branch of Congress, In the
last House there were two Smalls of
South Carolina and O'Hara of North
Carolina. The latter was also defeat
ed.
To relieve the stringency in the
money market, and avert possible
panic, the Treasury Department has
made an offer to purchase fourteen
and a half millions of four and four
and a half per cent. bonds, at certain
fixed prices, within limited dates.
Money is SO tight that the Treasury
felt it 10 be its duty to relieve the COM
mercial world in the manner stated.
President Cleveland has formulated
a programme Of his Western and
Southern tour. He4eaves on the 3Oth
inst, going as far West as Omaha and
"a far South as Montgomery, return
ing here on October I'D. DEN.
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